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Pre-Columbian People of America

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A 10 foot tall, four-ton elephant.

a)

Spider

b)

Wolly Mammoth

c)

Squirrel

d)

Dog

2.

Scientists believe that the first people came to North America...

a)

12,000 years ago

b)

24,000 years ago

c)

50,000 years ago

d)

400 years ago

3.

Christopher Columbus arrived in the Americas in

a)

2021

b)

1739

c)

1492

d)

1942

4.

One group of Native Americans lived in the Pacific Northwest was called.....

a)

Mandan

b)

Iroquois

c)

Makah

d)

Hopi

5.

Makah sea hunters depended on this tool to catch their food.

a)

Harpoons

b)

Spears

c)

Bow and arrow

d)

Pencil

6.

The Makah made this skin into clothing.

a)

rabbit fur

b)

Cotton

c)

Buffalo skin

d)

Sealskin

7.

Peublo peoples lived in the area we now call the....

a)

Northwest

b)

Southwest

c)

Southeast

d)

Central

8.

Southwestern corn comes in 6 colors. What does purple stand for?

a)

East

b)

Sky

c)

Underworld

d)

Gray

9.

What is dry farming?

a)

farming with no water

b)

planting seeds deep in sand with rock beneath it

c)

planting seeds at the surface

d)

not farming at all

10.

What is a Kachina?

a)

powerful spirits

b)

children

c)

men

d)

dolls

11.

Pueblos were made of this material

a)

sand

b)

gravel

c)

concrete

d)

clay called adobe

12.

What did the Mandan people hunt?

a)

Buffalo

b)

Fish

c)

Deer

d)

Pizza

13.

What did Mandan people live in?

a)

Earth lodges

b)

Mesas

c)

longhouses

d)

huts

14.

What Wildlife can be found on the map where Ohio is located?

a)

Green turtle and Cat fish

b)

Bison and Grizzly bear

c)

Elk and Caribou

d)

Lion and Tiger

15.

What did the Eastern Woodland people live in?

a)

longhouses

b)

Hut

c)

Mansion

d)

under a tree

16.

What was considered the "Three Sisters" to the Iroquois?

a)

pizza, sauce, cheese

b)

milk, cereal, spoon

c)

Corn, beans, squash

d)

tomato, garlic, onion

17.

What game do we play today that came from the Iroquois?

a)

Football

b)

Tennis

c)

Basketball

d)

Lacrosse

18.

Moundbuilders (Creek) lived in what area? We call these places.....

a)

Ohio, Michigan

b)

Georgia, Alabama

c)

California, Washington

d)

Mexico, Florida

19.

What did Moundbuilders hunt?

a)

Turkey

b)

McDonalds

c)

Squirrels

d)

Deer

20.

What is the Mesa Verde?

a)

a 20 mile long stretch of land

b)

hot sauce

c)

a new car name

d)

a group of Pre Columbian people